Then and now photographs of Derby and Derbyshire.

 
"A truly unique way to see changes in time using two perfectly lined up images, one old & one new."
High quality and resolution interactive fading photos showing local scenes as they were and how they are today from exactly the same view point.
Then and now, Now and then, Past and Present, Old and New, Before and After. Call it what you want, just try one and see the effect!.
To view a presentation just click on a thumbnail photo below, (the thumbnail image shows the image as it is today.) Once you click on one, it will open a new window and the presentation data will be loaded, this should not take more than a minute or so on dial-up modem or just a few seconds on Broadband. Once it has loaded it should auto-play, The fading will repeat back and forth forever. You can pause the fade at any time using the Pause button. Just click the Play button to restart the fading. To quit the presentation just click the red X Quit button or close the window.
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These are interactive fading images presented using Adobe Flash, You must have a screen resolution of 1024x768 (or greater) to view these presentations, I have designed them so that they use as much of the browser viewing window as possible. A reasonable specification PC is required (850MHz+) otherwise the image fading will be extremely slow. If you enjoy watching these presentations then please leave some comments for my guest book by using the link at the top/right of this window.

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Photo Description : Burton road, Littleover, Derby
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-LITLEOV2-116
Details : This is a view of a collection of shops on the North side of Burton Road between Heath Avenue and Wade Avenue. The Derbyshire Building Society can be seen in the distance on the left of the photo, this stands at the top of Normanton Lane.

Photo A taken : 1930s
Photo B taken : 23rd May 2005
Time elapsed : 75 years
Map Location : Click HERE.

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Photo Description : The Square, Darley Abbey, Derby
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-DARLEYSQU-117
Details : This view shows the former mill workers cottages in flat Square, Darley Abbey.
The Evans family were the sole employers of local people and created housing for the mills workforce here and also Hill square, Brick Row and Mile Ash Lane.
Look at that tree go!, Looks like there has been some building work done

Photo A taken : 1974 (Photo kindly supplied by Don Hargreaves)
Photo B taken : 28th October 2005
Time elapsed : 32 years
Map Location : Click HERE.

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Photo Description : Mansfield Road, Chester Green, Derby
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-CHESTGRN1-118
Details : This is a view of Mansfield Road where it meets Alfreton Road, Mansfield Road bears to the right at this mini round-a-bout up and over the railway line. The road to the left of this round-a-bout is Old Chester Road. I took this photo with the Coach and Horses pub just behind me to the left. In Photo A in the distance you can see the plate girder bridge carrying the former Great Northern Railway Nottingham-Derby line over Alfreton Road. Opened in 1878, the last train ran in 1968 with the track being lifted towards the end of the following year; this bridge and the embankment to the right were removed soon afterwards.

Photo A taken : 1942
Photo B taken : 20th January 2006
Time elapsed : 63 years
Map Location : Click HERE.
 

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Photo Description : Trent Lock, Sawley, Derbyshire.
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-TRENTLOCK-119
Details : This is a view of Trent Lock, the first lock on the Erewash Canal which gave its name to the substantial settlement which grew up where the Erewash Canal joins the River Trent. The Erewash Navigation Inn, now known as The Steam Boat Inn was built by the canal company in 1791 and doubled as a farmhouse. In the past it was also called The Fisherman’s Rest and Jane Rice's.
To see a 360 degree photo of this location visit my entry on the World Wide Panorama site. (Quick Time and broadband required), See here.

Photo A taken : 1970's (Postcard)
Photo B taken : 15th March 2006
Time elapsed : Nearly 5 years
Map Location : Click HERE.

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Photo Description : Nags Head pub, Mickleover, Derby
Image Reference No. : DP-TAN-MICKLEOVER1-120
Details : This is a view of the Nag's Head pub at 25 Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover viewed from the other side of the road adjacent to the Vine Inn pub. As you can see in Photo A, traffic was not quite as heavy as it is today. Kipling Drive which today runs past Tesco was not built in Photo A so no need for the round-a-bout in those days. The entrance to Station Road is on the left side of this photo.

Photo A taken : 1930 (postcard)
Photo B taken : 4th May 2006
Time elapsed : 76 years
Map Location : Click HERE.

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